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Despite its vast intellectual and academic capital, Lebanon still falls behind developed countries in terms of research. Its gross expenditure on research and development (GERD) in 2013 was approximately 0.22 percent, which is below the regional average of 0.3 percent, and almost eight times less than the one of the UK.

Rida is a corporate engagement manager at Wamda. He is part of the team that manages Wamda's engagements and programs with corporate and government entities seeking to foster innovation within and without. You can reach him at rida[at]wamda[dot]com.